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into the muscles and induce trichinosis as before. But, 

 however badly trichinosed a piece of pork may be, tho- 

 rough cooking of it will kill the encysted trichinae, so that 

 it may be eaten without danger. Some people, however, 

 are accustomed to eat ham, which is simply smoked pork, 

 without cooking it, and in such cases there is always great 

 danger. 



